A MATTER OF PERCEPTION • by KJ Kabza

Cute? I felt ugly and unconfident. But liposuction, she insisted, was for shallow people. “Or there’s an experimental procedure,” said my doctor. “Electrobrain surgery on the areas responsible for self-perception. You’ll perceive yourself thinner.”

She approved — “It’s like psychiatric treatment” — so I set a date.

She says it was a mistake. That I’m out of touch with reality now, too flirty and aggressive, acting like I can have anyone.

But I can, can’t I? I deserve something better. I always have. I just couldn’t see it.